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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The story of Walter Mantell's 1848 journey down the east coast of the South Island in New Zealand is countered with a modern woman's very different story of violence on a South Island farm. This novel reveals different ways of seeing the land as well as the deals made in politics and in love. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864735089
ISBN
9780864735089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full Colour throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861716258
ISBN
9780861716258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 247 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825308291
ISBN
9780825308291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825305214
ISBN
9780825305214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
First Hoover Institution Press printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817994426
ISBN
9780817994426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191751
ISBN
9780813191751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.26

Paperback. A national bestseller when first published in 1901, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" endures as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. This hopeful story follows the Wiggs - a family struggling against all odds in the Cabbage Patch - an old Louisville slum. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190747
ISBN
9780813190747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.84

Paperback. This story unfolds through the eyes of 13-year-old Yates Paul. He becomes consumed with revelations about his father's loneliness, his grandmother's stormy relationship with his alcoholic uncle,and the frustration of being the best photography assistant in town when no one else knows it. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
Rep Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190358
ISBN
9780813190358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.45

Paperback. Make no mistake, Martha Bragg Picket is a headstrong southern woman with a rebellious spirit, a characteristic her son Michael shares. Both heartfelt and shrewdly humorous, this widely acclaimed first novel from author Fenton Johnson is an affecting look at one woman's reawakening and her son's coming of age in the heartland of America. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813166476
ISBN
9780813166476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.06

Features Jo Sinclair, a single parent of four children. Fleeing an abusive relationship, she winds up in Sea Cove, New Jersey, in front of The Breakers, a salty old hotel in the process of renovation. In this unlikely setting, Jo finds a way to renovate herself, to reclaim the promising life that was derailed by pregnancy when she was fourteen. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125428
ISBN
9780813125428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.01

Features eleven stories set in and around the fictional town of Spivey, Kentucky, which spotlight small-town lives that are thrown into quiet turmoil by unexpected events or outsiders. Adept at juxtaposing light and dark elements, this title displays compassion for characters searching for moments of found grace and earned redemption. Series: Kentucky Voices. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125404
ISBN
9780813125404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Hardcover. Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's entry into the Civil War, this story takes place on a ramshackle steamboat as Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles. Along the way they pick up two extra passengers - a former Shakespearean actor and his grandaughter Phoebe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
3 Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122991
ISBN
9780813122991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37

Hardcover. Broke Neck, Kentucky, lies deep in Appalachia. Its people are descendents of the men and women who settled the country in revolutionary war times, and their ways have not chnaged much in the past 200 years. "Shady Groves" chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Broke Neck's Fowler clan. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122380
ISBN
9780813122380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120270
ISBN
9780813120270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813119816
ISBN
9780813119816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. "This collection of short stories about the fictional quiltmaker Aunt Jane Parish was originally published in 1907 by Caroline Obenchain (who published under the name of Eliza Calvert Hall). Known for her gentle folk wisdom, Aunt Jane vividly describes a picturesque way of life in the rural South of the nineteenth century." Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813108384
ISBN
9780813108384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812979732
ISBN
9780812979732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978896
ISBN
9780812978896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 203 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Modern Library
Edition
Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812971224
ISBN
9780812971224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812969825
ISBN
9780812969825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.74

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